Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Burnley in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
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Cardiff City FC 1 - 2 Burnley FC
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:42Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Burnley 2.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:41Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Burnley 2.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:39Jeremy Sarmiento (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:38Attempt missed. Will Fish (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:37James Trafford (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:37Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:35Lucas Pires (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:35Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:34Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:34Substitution, Burnley. Joe Worrall replaces Jaidon Anthony.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:32Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:27Jeremy Sarmiento (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:26Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:25Substitution, Burnley. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Marcus Edwards.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:23Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:22Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by CJ Egan-Riley.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:20Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:17Offside, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:17Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces Zian Flemming.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:17Substitution, Burnley. Josh Laurent replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:16Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Joel Bagan.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:16Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marcus Edwards.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:14Foul by Will Fish (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:09Maxime Estève (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:07CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:06Substitution, Cardiff City. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Cian Ashford.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:06Substitution, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Sivert Mannsverk.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:05Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:05Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:03Attempt missed. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cian Ashford with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:01Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Rubin Colwill.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:01Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:00Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
21:01Attempt saved. Josh Cullen (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:57Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:58Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:54Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:51Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by CJ Egan-Riley.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:50Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Burnley 2.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:50Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Fish replaces Andy Rinomhota.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:35First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Burnley 2.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:35Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:35Delay in match because of an injury CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:35Delay in match because of an injury Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:35Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:28Goal! Cardiff City 1, Burnley 2. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:25Goal! Cardiff City 0, Burnley 2. Maxime Estève (Burnley) left footed shot from very close range following a corner.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:25Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Perry Ng.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:30Attempt blocked. Maxime Estève (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:25Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:25Attempt blocked. Josh Cullen (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:22Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:22Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri following a fast break.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:22Attempt blocked. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:20Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:18Offside, Cardiff City. Calum Chambers is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:17Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by CJ Egan-Riley.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:16Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:16Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:15Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:13Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:12Hand ball by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:11Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:08Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:08Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
20:05Goal! Cardiff City 0, Burnley 1. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:59CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:56Offside, Burnley. Lucas Pires is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:57Attempt blocked. Josh Cullen (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:51Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:49Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:50Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:47Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:46First Half begins.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Cardiff City vs Burnley
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